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    "id": 74372,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Muthama",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Nduya Muthama",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support the adoption of this Report which was done by the Chairman, Dr. Khalwale and his team. I stand with a very heavy heart after hearing and seeing what has been happening in our country. It is a great shame. This Report takes us back up to 1970s. What has been exposed in this Report is not everything that has been happening on a daily basis. What has been captured here is probably the biggest amount that could be traced quickly. The country is led by Kenyans, the custodians of the law are Kenyans, the Accounting Officers are Kenyans, the supervisors are Kenyans and the implementers are Kenyans and yet we are at this point. For God’s sake, where are we moving to? Without shame, we have turned around and resulted into defending corrupt officials and thieves on the basis of “our people” or “our community”. I thank the Chairman of this Committee, Dr. Khalwale because the country will remember him. Even if he does not make it back to this House, he has done his business. He has given service to Kenyans. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, our great concern and which needs to be looked at by all Kenyans is that as we stand here today, we have seen people we know very well who are mentioned in this Report and who have served as Permanent Secretaries. We know when they finished their education in colleges, when they were hired, the salaries they earned and what they left the Government with. We are not beating about the bush here. It is true that corruption is in this country. This is why even the international community is coming out to tell us that we have a country to protect. Those who have served as Ministers, and I am not mincing my words, have ended up setting up huge businesses and investments after getting into the Government without"
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